Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-14

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James Monroe IarltIn, NJ. D., was born In
Dickson county, Tenn, near Charlotte, June
20 1918, and died &C his home on Greenw God
In this city, May IL, 1887. at o'clock .. m.
He was twice married-frst 10 Miss Jennie
Coldwell, OF Dickson county, which union
was blessed with three children, daughter
and two spns-the sons servlve him. His
second marriage was 10 Miss Emma v. Bag
well, the refined and cultured daugh Or OF the
late Major p. Bagwell, of this county. A
daughter was born TO them--now Just enter
Ing her teens-she and her mother remain 10
mourn their irreparable loss.
DIR. Larkin was a remarkable man, and the
meager sketch we give does not do Justice 10
his memory, for when an eminently useful
man passes away he deserves more than
mere mention OF few plainly told facts.
He has been the child OF affiiction all his
life. Though small In stature and frail In
body, he possessed indominable energy and
truth makes US say that his great mental
powers helped TO consume the physical man.
He was man of strong convictions and had
the moral nerve to maintain them; was cour-
teous In his bearing, and although dignihed,
was approaehable and companlonable.
When he believed he was right he was
only changed by clear convincing. His
integrity was unquestloned. He pos
sessed rare conversational powers, but,
although great talker, he always spoke
solid sense. Taken altogether, ne was the
best posted man, In every respect, we every
met. His language was chaste and pure and
often crisp and sparkling. He was a good
friend and neighbor, a conslderate and prov
ident husband and father.
He commenced the study of his profession
in may, 1913, with DR.. Jennings, in Nashville;
attended the lectures in that city and Louis
Vile; received diplomas from both UNIVERSE
ties and also complimentary one for faith
full work. He began the practice of medicine
IN his native county, and continued there
until the war came on. He was commits
stoned surgeon in the Confederate army by
Gov. Harris, and served with marked ability,
with Drs Sanders and Stout during the war.
He, like many others, lost the accumulation
OF years by the war. After. his marriage to
his last wife he became q citizen OF Clarks-
vile, and resided here until death. He came
comparatively O stranger, and had hard
struggle to secure footing, as others of
known ability in his profession were estab-
lished here. Although poor in purse, and
laboring uuder constant affliction he soon re-
ceived liberal and afterwards an extensive
practice, and won for himself the esteem and
confidence of his patrons and co-laborers in
the profession. During the past year disease
made such inroads upon his physical organ
ism that he had to retire from general prac-
tice and conflne himself to office work at
home, and against such an array of forces he
continued to labor until few weeks ago he
became so Frustrated that he had to perma-
nently abandon the practice of the profession
to which he was so ardently attached and
which he had SO nobly and ably adorned for
two-thlrds of his life. He has, indeed, been a
grand, old humanitarian, and the Divine
Penman has given him many credits upon
the records of eternity for his faithful, I'M
selfish works.
No man ever received more kind attention
from all classes In the community than did
he. His devoted wife, though in feeble
health, stood by him day and night, and
seemed TO anticipate his every wish-her
attentions never ceased till death came TO
quietly and gently release him from his long
and severe suffering.
| DR.. George Swift, now about 60 years Of age,
was student under DIR. Larkin, and in res
turn for his many acts of kindness to him
when he was an orphan boy, left his home
and practice, although poor man, to stay
with and nurse him TOR weeks prior to his
death. Such gratitude is seldom witnessed
and we can not let this unselfish act and no.
bility of soul pass withcrt notice.
| He was a member of the Presbyterian
church in this city, and Of late, repeatedly
said that he was fully persuaded in whom he
| had put his trust. He called his little daugh.
ter, Jennie, to his side a few days ago, and
gave her his parting advice and blessing
and on her leaving the room he remarked
81 have been troubled much In mind of late
about leaving my daughter, at her age, bu
since have put my entire trust in God
believe she will be properly cared for" Sucf
faith disarms death of its sting and the gray,
of its victory.
Funeral services were conducted at his lat
residence Thursday evening at $50 o'clock
by Rev. ]. w. Lupton, his pastor, and Rev
w. r. PEBBLES, pastor OF the Methods
church, for whom he entertained the highes
regard. A large crowd assembled to pay re
spect to the honored dead. In accordance
with his request the remains were sent from
here yesterday morning for interment a
Charlotte.